Out and About
You'll never tire of touring this delightful area, with its rolling countryside, magnificent views, coves and harbours; it makes for a fantastic Devon holiday. Brixham Harbour is within walking distance with its ever-changing scene of graceful yachts, deep-sea trawlers and busy local fish market.
Children can try their hand at crabbing in the many rock pools, also visit the Berry Head Country Park with its Napoleonic Fort. There is much to see in Brixham and the rest of beautiful Devon.
Torbay which incorporates Brixham, Paignton and Torquay offers you a wonderful selection of various entertainments. You can visit the famous ‘Model Village' at Babbacombe, enjoy a nostalgic trip through coastal and woodland scenery on the spectacular "Dart Valley Steam Railway" or enjoy a day at the zoo.
You can even take a sea trip up the river Dart or across the bay to Torquay and a short drive away is the rugged grandeur of Dartmoor.
- Buckfastleigh Butterfly Farm
- Eden Project, Cornwall
- Dart Valley Steam Railway
- Quaywest, Torquay
- Plymouth Aquarium
- Woodlands Leisure Park, Dartmouth
- Kents Cavern, Torquay
- Living Coasts, Torquay
- Cockington Village, Torquay
- Paignton Zoo
- Babbacombe Model Village
The Butterfly Farm and Otter Sanctuary is situated just outside the southern border of Dartmoor National Park between Exeter and Plymouth and is easily reached just off the A38 Devon Expressway at the Dart Bridge junction.
The Eden Project is a showcase for all the questions and many of the answers. But Eden is not a worthy, over-serious, guilt-ridden place; nor does it preach. It is about education and communication of the major environmental issues of the day, always presented in an engaging, involving, even humorous way.
Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway from Paignton is the holiday line with steam trains running for seven miles in Great Western tradition along the spectacular Torbay coast to Churston and through the wooded slopes bordering the Dart estuary to Kingswear.
Quaywest is a Waterpark that hosts eight slides; two kiddies pool areas, a swimming pool and various food/retail outlets.
The National Marine Aquarium was the first aquarium in the United Kingdom to be set up solely for the purpose of education, conservation and research. It remains Britain's foremost aquarium and in the six years it has been open it has attracted over two million visitors through its doors.
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Kents Cavern is one of the most important Palaeolithic caves in Northern Europe and the oldest recognisable human dwelling in Britain. It holds beautiful and spectacular geological formations and significant prehistoric finds, some over 700,000 years old.
Living Coasts, Torquay's Coastal Zoo, is a unique, world class aquatic visitor attraction, focusing on the conservation of coastal and marine life around the globe.
No holiday to The English Riviera would be complete without a visit to Cockington. This idyllic village is hidden in a deep valley just one mile from the bustle of Torquay. It is easily accessible from the seafront by bus or car, or alternatively by horse-drawn carriage in keeping with the history of the area.
Paignton Zoo is home to thousands of amazing animals and plants. Visit the desert, cross the savannah, explore the forest and trek through the tropics. Babbacombe Model Village
Take time out from the hustle and bustle of every day life and feel on top of the world as you see it recreated in miniature. Thousands of miniature buildings, people and vehicles capture the essence of England's past, present and future.www.babbacombemodelvillage.co.uk
